Equivocation
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witches use deception, LM uses deception, macbeth
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‘none of woman..’
‘none of woman born shall harm macbeth’ \[witches\]
‘from my mother’s womb, untimely ripped’ \[macduff'\]
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‘from my mother’s womb, untimely ripped’ \[macduff'\]
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→ loophole highlights equivocation
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‘As by the strength of their..’
‘As by the strength of their illusion Shall draw him on to his confusion.’ \[witches\]
* rhyme
→ makes speech seem unnatural as if casting a spell
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* rhyme
→ makes speech seem unnatural as if casting a spell
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‘look like the..’
‘look like th’innocent flower but be the serpent under’t’
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‘Help hence me..’
‘Help hence me ho!’
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rosse describes macduff’s wife and kids as..
rosse describes macduff’s wife and kids as ‘well’
before saying they were ‘savagely slaughtered’
* juxtaposition
→ equivocation meant for good
before saying they were ‘savagely slaughtered’
* juxtaposition
→ equivocation meant for good
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‘fair is..’
‘fair is foul and foul is fair’ \[witches\]
* paradoxical statement
→ links to the witches equivocation and how appearances are deceptive (macbeth seems fair but he is foul)
* paradoxical statement
→ links to the witches equivocation and how appearances are deceptive (macbeth seems fair but he is foul)
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‘I wish your..’
‘I wish your horses swift and sure of foot’
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‘let not..’
‘let not light see my black and deep desires